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St Peter and St Paul

St Peter And St Paul

Charlton Horethorne

Somerset

C12 onwards.

Architectural Features

stone slate roof between coped gables, but plain clay tiles to chancel, 4-cell plan with 2-bay chancel, 3-bay nave and North and South aisles

on South side a 2-light pointed arch window with C15 tracery, the hood continued as string course to corner, and nearer nave a single cusped head lancet with label between these a plain moulded pointed arched doorway without label

East window C14 3-light with geometric tracery

West window 3-light late C15 traceried window with label

C13 style outer arch on corbelled capitals, inner arch pointed and moulded with run-off stops, rather plain.

Tower late C15, of 2 stages, with double plinth, offset corner buttresses almost to full height with small crowning pinnacles

string courses, the upper with gargoyles, battlemented parapets with ornamented corner pinnacles: 4-centre arch to West door under square label with diamond stops, having foliated spandrils

above late C15 3-light window with label extended as extra string course, and above this a small canopied statue niche

chancel arch wide C13 style on corbelled capitals with old colour lining.

Nave has two C13 arcades-the South probably recut - with octagonal piers with ball-flower decorated capitals on North side, with more foliated capitals to South

in North East corner two good statue recesses with traces of colouring, one late C14, the other C15

C19 Gothic style low cast iron screen to under tower space, leading to plain circular tub font on circular base therein

some old Sherborne stained glass of c1450 in tracery of West tower window.

Large grey and white C18 monument with tapered ionic columns carring open segmental pediment over cartouche and plaque, commemorating John Wright.

Alongside the pulpit the retains of a Roman incense altar of C4 discovered in the churchyard.

Church said to have Anglo Saxon basis - first evidence of church about 1100, rebuilt c1215 by Canville family, Lords of the Manor: enlarged c1340 - the date of 2 chancel windows, at the sane tine the chancel was lengthened.